Portal 5-Axis Machining Centers. P5MILL Series

5 Axis Contour Milling, Routing, Sawing and Drilling
with full automatic part setup.

The Bertsche P5MILL™ is a fully automated portal 5 Axis Profile Beam Machine Center with an integral “Smart Fixturing™” system. Designed for fast, highly automated performance in “one off” demand-driven manufacturing environments including those commonly found in aerospace machining. The portal P5MILL provides a large work envelope, very high rapid and feedrates with near zero setup time.

Significant cycle time reduction for high machine throughput

The portal Bertsche P5MILL is capable of fully machining a part on all sides in a single setup. The high acceleration, high velocity table slides working in combination with a fork type direct drive two axis head and high speed spindle enable machining of even the most complex contours. To achieved significant cycle time reduction when machining large parts not only must parts be quickly machined but setup times, part load and unload times must be significantly reduced in order to achieve high throughput rates.

Reconfigurable Work Table and Work Holding feature

With the Reconfigurable Work Table and Work Holding feature you can adapt the machine to the process and not the other way around. It allows you to move the work holding automatically out of the way to gain better access to the feature to be machined and then repositioned back into location after machining is complete.

Wave Milling™

Wave Milling is the sequenced actuation and release of individual work holding fixtures as the part moves past the cutter. Wave Milling selectively releases a work holding fixture while the others continue to securely hold the part.

Quick Change Air Controlled Work Holding System

Each Work holding slide can be equipped with a Quick Change Air Controlled Work Holding System to quickly reconfigure the machine for a different family of parts.

Table Configuration Options

Standard Portal Single Table Configuration

Dual table configuration for 100% spindle utilization

Dual Spindle configuration for maximum productivity

Machine Highlights

Direct drive high response fork type rotary head

High powered spindle up to 30,000 rpm

Mill, drill, rout parts complete in a single setup

High feed rate, high power cutting of thin wall parts

Fully enclosed chip containment enclosure

Fully enclosed machining chamber

High volume chip removal system

In column nested automatic tool changer up to 40 tools each

Part probing and calibration sphere with integration to part inspection system